Amy (front left) and Stuart (front right) playing Mah-Jongg in 2016
If you have ever met the energetic and vivacious Amy S., you would not be surprised to learn that not only does she play Mah-Jongg but she also teaches it. What you might not know is that growing up in Taiwan, the game of choice in her family’s home was bridge - her father was an avid player and tournament winner. In fact, she didn’t know how to play Mah-Jongg until her husband, the late Stuart B., showed interest in learning the game. In 2001, at the age of 76, Stuart learned to play the traditional Chinese Mah-Jongg from a sister-in-law and quickly became so proficient in the game that he decided to design a scoring system so that the game would not involve money or gambling, as the Chinese traditional game does. Stuart and Amy (his teacher’s assistant) started to teach his modified and simplified version of the game to numerous groups at many different venues and in 2015, the first Mah-Jongg Tournament was sponsored by the Mah-Jongg Interest Group of AAUW (American Association of University Women) at the Ann Arbor branch.
Beginning in 2023, Amy began teaching Mah-Jongg, Baggaley style, with Nancy H. at the UM Turner Senior Resource Center.
This year, Amy invites all interested in learning and playing Mah-Jongg to two free lessons of Mah-Jongg, Baggaley Style, to take place on Sept 14 and Sept 22.
The two lessons at AADL will teach the modified and simplified version of Mah-Jongg, Baggaley Style.
On October 24, the 7th tournament will be held at the Ann Arbor City Club. The proceeds generated from the tournaments and the simultaneous silent auctions will support the Digital Divas Program at Eastern Michigan University, which encourages young women to consider STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) in their future careers.
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